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Stephen William Hawking (8 January 1942 – 14 March 2018) was an English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author who was director of research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology at the University of Cambridge at the time of his death. He was the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge between 1979 and 2009.

His scientific works included a collaboration with Roger Penrose on gravitational singularity theorems in the framework of general relativity and the theoretical prediction that black holes emit radiation, often called Hawking radiation. Hawking was the first to set out a theory of cosmology explained by a union of the general theory of relativity and quantum mechanics. He was a vigorous supporter of the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics.

Hawking achieved commercial success with several works of popular science in which he discusses his own theories and cosmology in general. His book A Brief History of Time appeared on the British Sunday Times best-seller list for a record-breaking 237 weeks. Hawking was a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS), a lifetime member of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, and a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian award in the United States. In 2002, Hawking was ranked number 25 in the BBC's poll of the 100 Greatest Britons.

In 1963, Hawking was diagnosed with an early-onset slow-progressing form of motor neurone disease (MND; also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis "ALS" or Lou Gehrig's disease) that gradually paralysed him over the decades. Even after the loss of his speech, he was still able to communicate through a speech-generating device, initially through use of a hand-held switch, and eventually by using a single cheek muscle. He died on 14 March 2018 at the age of 76, after living with the disease for more than 50 years.

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Korte svar på de store spørgsmål

Den verdenskendte kosmolog og bestsellerforfatter til En kort historie om tid’ har efterladt os sine sidste tanker om universets største spørgsmål i dette betagende posthume værk. Hvordan opstod universet? Kan menneskeheden overleve på Jorden? Findes der intelligent liv uden for vores solsystem? Kommer kunstig intelligens til at udkonkurrere os? Igennem sin enestående karriere udvidede Stephen Hawking vores forståelse af universet og opklarede nogle af dets største mysterier. Men selv når hans teoretiske arbejde med sorte huller, imaginær tid og multivers førte hans tanker til rummets yderste grænser, troede Hawking  fuldt og fast på, at videnskaben skulle spille en rolle i løsningen af Jordens største problemer. Nu hvor vi står over for potentielt katastrofale forandringer – herunder klimaforandringer, truslen om atomkrig og udviklingen af kunstig super-intelligens – har Stephen Hawking rettet sin opmærksomhed mod menneskehedens mest presserende anliggender. Med en fascinerende argumentation og karakteristisk humor er 'Korte svar på de store spørgsmål' den sidste bog fra en af historiens største begavelser, en intellektuelt stimulerende tour de force fra universets uendelige vidder til de allermest vedkommende udfordringer, som vi og vores klode står over for. En procentdel af indtægterne fra bogen går til velgørende formål.
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Publish date03 Dec 2018
Published byKlim
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ISBN epub9788772043647